tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39892095864274208262012-02-17T05:12:42.860-08:00journal of a performerEmilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-64592411042604003382010-02-02T19:38:00.001-08:002010-02-02T19:38:51.511-08:00

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-82460426947564450652010-01-09T15:22:00.000-08:002010-01-14T20:01:41.713-08:00

Here's an image of a recent stop-motion film I had displayed in the Work:Detroit gallery as part of the "Arts and Bodies" exhibition.

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This is a work-in-progress exploration of the boob.

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-79006830903242091232009-07-05T19:09:00.001-07:002009-07-05T19:09:24.936-07:00

Performed on June 26, 2009, for Europe Day at the French Cultural Center (LIP) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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In the beginning of May, I worked on a collaborative project facilitated by the French Cultural Center in Yogyakarta (Lembaga Indonesia Perancis, LIP) for their spring festival. The project, 'Mari(e)-Mari(e)', involved a five-day intensive collaboration between two French artists; Marie Laborelle, a fashion designer, Marie Barbottin, a contemporary dancer, two Indonesian artists; Nita Azhar, a

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My fiance', Lilik, and I recently had a pre-wedding photo shoot for our marriage this coming May. We wanted to do something out of the ordinary, and with the help of our photographer, Ricky from Nomadan Studio, along with several friends, we set out for a full-day adventure on the train from Yogyakarta to Solo. While this event was aimed to be a photo shoot, in the end it also turned out to be a

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-8378253430664099302009-01-21T23:48:00.000-08:002009-01-22T00:58:51.178-08:00

I recently was invited to perform for the opening of a new gallery, Gallery Syang, in Magelang, Indonesia. I invited violinist Eko Balung, along with Sundanese gamelan musicians Asep Saepudin and Nandang, to join me in creating an experimental opera that combined elements of traditional Sundanese music and opera into a contemporary context. We innovated two traditional Indonesian songs, Potret

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-80920961644002768212008-12-27T01:11:00.000-08:002009-02-02T21:02:10.590-08:00

I recently participated in a dance choreography piece directed by contemporary choreographer Fitri Setyaningsih, titled Sabana Grande. The piece was developed over the span of three months, with intensive weekend rehearsals in Yogyakarta and Solo. Sabana Grande was inspired by Fitri's experience on a three-month residency in Venezuela, where she witnessed vast expanses of mountains dotted with

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-19414410819564198242008-09-05T00:02:00.000-07:002008-09-05T01:35:51.572-07:00

I've been working on my new manifesto, which is included in this post below. Please note that I've primarily used the word 'performance' as opposed to 'theater'. This is something I'm still mixed on, and sometimes I don't know exactly what to label what I do as. I have, however, chosen performance as opposed to theater because to me it seems to encompass much more. The same with being a '

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-73395058149362737052008-09-02T01:08:00.001-07:002008-09-02T02:09:27.653-07:00

Yet another year of participating in the fabulous Jatiwangi International Performance Art Festival. Unfortunately I had to come two days late because of the kemana pun project, and leave a day early because of the village library project (check out my other site: http://thevillagelibrary.blogspot.com/). So it's been a very busy past couple of months. But the JAF Festival was really wonderful, and

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-31276458473772060512008-08-15T07:42:00.000-07:002008-08-17T08:33:39.040-07:00

The last two days before our big collaboration performance at Lembaga Indonesia Perancis (French-Indonesian Cultural Center/LIP) was big work. No stage manager, very small budget, difficulty to come to an agreement... We worked two days nonstop from morning until night, preparing installations, figuring out how to position the projector and set the stage, choosing music,and most of all, trying to

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-55899176134046144702008-07-24T03:33:00.000-07:002008-07-24T04:35:01.085-07:00

I've just come back from a two-week residency for a current collaboration project I've been involved with since April. The project, involving seven women artists from both Indonesia and abroad, will result in a multidisciplinary performance this coming Thursday, the 31st of July, at the French Indonesian Cultural Center (Lembaga Indonesia Prancis, LIP) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. For more

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-8922431310558209682008-06-01T08:14:00.002-07:002008-06-01T23:03:26.266-07:00

"Dari A Sampai Z" ("From A to Z"), solo exhibition of Sudandyo Widyo Aprilianto (Lilik) on May 31, 2008. Lilik, my boyfriend, had his first big solo exhibition in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. On display were forty-seven artworks on paper and canvas, the majority painted in 2007 and 2008, but with a few included from as early as 2004. Most paintings on paper were made during his six-month residency in

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-18717627337484752222008-04-22T08:58:00.000-07:002008-04-22T09:57:25.324-07:00

The Performance Klub in Yogyakarta holds a yearly performance art festival in the surrounding area of Yogyakarta. Last year, it took place in a small village in Bantul, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that rocked Yogyakarta in May, 2006. This year, the festival took place at Krinjing Village, high up in the mountains at the edge of Merapi, the volcano that

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-58987585358459910292008-02-11T04:28:00.000-08:002008-02-11T04:53:31.732-08:00

Did you know that Indonesia is the third largest producer of CO2 in the environment? You wouldn't be surprised if you set out on one of Java's many busy streets, full of big monster trucks spurting black clouds of exhaust in your face, seas of motorbikes and continuous problems with overpopulation. Environmental issues here are far behind, and most people don't have the same options that more

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-30427834556312059632007-07-24T14:10:00.000-07:002007-07-24T14:55:46.249-07:00

Two weeks ago, I had the fun adventure of participating in the 'Oregon Country Fair', a classic hippie gathering in the woods near Eugene, Oregon, boasting everything from live music, street parades, painted bodies, and some excellent performers. The first time I went to the Oregon Country Fair I was sixteen years old, and to me then it seemed like a utopia of rainbows and wacky performances,

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-1126284327556901472007-06-03T22:33:00.000-07:002007-06-12T00:53:31.551-07:00

When I first arrived in Jatiwangi I didn’t imagine I would find myself working in a roof-tile factory. In Jatiwangi I took part in the Jatiwangi International Performance Artist in Residence (JIPAR) 2006. Participants included artists from all over the world, including Greece, Germany, Australia, Finland and America. I arrived in Jatiwangi early, for a stay of six days, where I resided in the

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-29807553917482712632007-04-04T01:22:00.000-07:002007-06-03T22:29:04.478-07:00

Through time and exploration of different styles of dance and performance in Indonesia, I finally found my calling and passion of interest, 'Tari Topeng Cirebon', which means 'Mask Dance from Cirebon'. Cirebon, whose name is derived from the Sundanese words of "Cai" (or water) and "Rebon" (or "shrimp"), is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, approximately 297 km east of Jakarta,

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-37872452160421517912007-03-30T10:52:00.000-07:002007-04-06T02:32:09.043-07:00

In Taiwan about an hour southwest of Taipei is the small city of Shijr. Surrounded by mountains and lakes, Shijr is a typical Taiwanese city, packed with high-rise apartment buildings, shops, temples and open-air markets. The streets are busy and full of activity, but a ten-minute walk will bring you to a quiet lake where fishermen relax and wait for fish to come, groups of Taiwanese do

Emilia Javanicanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989209586427420826.post-43872329853852098292007-03-30T10:14:00.000-07:002007-04-06T02:33:18.948-07:00

At 6am on May 27th, 2006, Yogyakarta was hit by a very large, tectonic earthquake, claimed by various sources to be from 5.9 to 6.3 in Richter scale, with over 6,000 people killed, 15,000 injured and 30,000 homeless. The village where I live, Sewon, Bantul, was one of the most badly hit. From here to the south until the ocean, villages that once stood were totally smashed to the ground, families

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